Two people were killed and six others injured when a van met with an accident at Kanakasundari-6 in Jumla district on Friday.

Police identified the deceased as Dal Singh Bhandari and Tilak Kafle of Pandab Gufa.

The ill-fated pick-up van (Ko 1 Cha 3099) plunged some 700 metres down the road into the Tila River, said police.The van was heading for Rara lake in Mugu district. 

The injured people are undergoing treatment at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences.